# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=477 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 478 --- ## [Barrie Masters of Eddie and the Hot Rods has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barrie-masters-of-eddie-and-the-hot-rods-has-died/841203)
**Author:** [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barrie-masters-of-eddie-and-the-hot-rods-has-died/841203 "2019-10-03T23:53:25Z")
Barrie Masters, often taken (wrongly) to be the mysterious “Eddie” of Eddie and the Hot Rods, has died at 63. The BBC article lists as peers The Feelgoods and the Kilburns; a sad reminder that we have lost Lee Brilleaux… --- ## [R.I.P. Jessye Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jessye-norman/841063)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-jessye-norman/841063 "2019-10-03T01:59:04Z")
The great soprano Jessye Norman has just died, shortly following her 74th birthday. She was one of the true greats of her generation. I have no details of her passing. --- ## [Scariest Web site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-web-site/544291)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-web-site/544291 "2010-07-08T17:17:07Z")
And by “scary” I don’t mean “really poorly designed,” I mean any that present a good interactive (or not, I suppose) experience that would bring a chill and a smile to this horror lover? And yeah, I’ve seen most of the v… --- ## [Old pop culture hits different now that I'm older.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pop-culture-hits-different-now-that-im-older/840955)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-pop-culture-hits-different-now-that-im-older/840955 "2019-10-03T18:58:26Z")
Much, much older. I thought Steve Miller’s Take the Money and Run was a cool story of hip teenagers sticking it to the man. Nope, it’s the story of two thieves who kill a man who was doing the job everyone paid him to d… --- ## ["And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make" - Abbey Road turns 50](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-in-the-end-the-love-you-take-is-equal-to-the-love-you-make-abbey-road-turns-50/841121 "2019-10-03T16:19:00Z")
50 years ago today, the Beatles overall finest album was released in the US (missed the Brit anniversary, two weeks ago, IIRC), signaling an end to the 1960s. Surprising that Mean Mister Mustard didn’t start this one. … --- ## [Your Ten Favorite Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ten-favorite-songs/840997)
**Author:** [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ten-favorite-songs/840997 "2019-10-03T15:44:18Z")
I don’t start threads often, and I don’t think I’ve ever started a thread before asking people to list their favorite pieces of any artistic form. I occasionally contribute to a thread asking for people’s favorite examp… --- ## [Synthwave the Music Genre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synthwave-the-music-genre/840931)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synthwave-the-music-genre/840931 "2019-10-03T12:38:29Z")
What do you think about synthwave music? For the unfamiliar, synthwave is basically music inspired by the 1980s culture with a heavy emphasis on synthetic and electronic sounds. Sources of inspiration include 80s-era fil… --- ## [ID and contextualize this SF novel (WARNING: depraved content)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-and-contextualize-this-sf-novel-warning-depraved-content/841156)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-and-contextualize-this-sf-novel-warning-depraved-content/841156 "2019-10-03T05:48:01Z")
Between 1982 and 1986, when I was a wide-eyed young lass not yet educated in the ways of the (sex) world by the internet and Dan Savage, I read a science fiction novel about a dystopian future. There was a lot of, um, ur… --- ## [New candidate for worst solo ever on any instrument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-candidate-for-worst-solo-ever-on-any-instrument/840911)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-candidate-for-worst-solo-ever-on-any-instrument/840911 "2019-10-03T03:25:35Z")
Great imagination on this one. In the category of Not Quite Taking Ourselves Seriously, the guitar solo on the Bonzo Dog Band’s “Canyons Of Your Mind” remains a favorite. --- ## [The Ranch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ranch/808440)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2019, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ranch/808440 "2019-10-03T00:28:16Z")
An interesting show for a few reasons. For one, it’s got Debra Winger and Sam Elliott in leading roles. It’s also something of a re-imagining of That 70s Show, and some of the group chemistry from T70S has survived. A… --- ## [What famous works of fiction, popular with readers and critics both, do you not care for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-works-of-fiction-popular-with-readers-and-critics-both-do-you-not-care-for/840659)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-works-of-fiction-popular-with-readers-and-critics-both-do-you-not-care-for/840659 "2019-10-02T23:03:46Z")
I’ve read a lot of fiction, some of it considered to be literature, some of it popular with the masses, and some of it both of those. I’ve liked a lot of it, but there’s a lot I just never found real interesting, or rea… --- ## [I went to \_\_, but I didn't \_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-to-__-but-i-didnt-__/840912 "2019-10-02T21:03:40Z")
Was talking to my sister the other day. She and our other 2 sisters recently took a trip to Santa Fe. The Georgia O’Keefe museum is just about the only specific attraction I know of in the area, but she said they didn’… --- ## [A Die Hard reboot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-die-hard-reboot/841037)
**Author:** [@Peter\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-die-hard-reboot/841037 "2019-10-02T16:40:51Z")
I’m not really interested! :frowning: The last one sucked. The one set in Russia. I didn’t think highly of the fourth one either, but 5 is awful. --- ## [Film Bloopers most people missed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-bloopers-most-people-missed/685011)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-bloopers-most-people-missed/685011 "2019-10-02T13:32:04Z")
I’m not very good at spotting film bloopers. I prefer to concentrate on the story and action in the film. It’s fun seeing stills of bloopers that I had never noticed before. My favorite is the crew member in the cowbo… --- ## [Showtime Looking To Bring Twin Peaks Back For Another Season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showtime-looking-to-bring-twin-peaks-back-for-another-season/841064)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showtime-looking-to-bring-twin-peaks-back-for-another-season/841064 "2019-10-02T02:49:58Z")
I have no idea if this is true. --- ## [Things going out of print. Does this still happen, and if so what are the most recent examples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-going-out-of-print-does-this-still-happen-and-if-so-what-are-the-most-recent-examples/840436)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-going-out-of-print-does-this-still-happen-and-if-so-what-are-the-most-recent-examples/840436 "2019-10-02T00:46:00Z")
I’ve been pondering the idea of things going out of print or no longer being easily available to the general public. Categories to consider for this discussion include movies, TV shows, music, books, and video games. I… --- ## [Identify this cheesy book, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-cheesy-book-please/840523)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-cheesy-book-please/840523 "2019-10-01T20:46:00Z")
I’m remembering this scene from a book I read ages ago, I was probably a child when I read it, so it was probably published before 1990 or so. The scene is of a mouse or gerbil that is enticed to run in its exercise whe… --- ## [Hello? Songs about phones/phone calls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-songs-about-phones-phone-calls/837263)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-songs-about-phones-phone-calls/837263 "2019-10-01T20:37:01Z")
What are songs that are about telephones or phone calls? Some obvious examples: ELO - Telephone Line Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny Blondie - Call Me Lady Gaga - Telephone The Orlons - Don’t Hang Up The Monkees - L… --- ## [New Animated Fox show - Bless the Harts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-animated-fox-show-bless-the-harts/840589)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-animated-fox-show-bless-the-harts/840589 "2019-10-01T19:06:44Z")
PREMIERE SUNDAY, SEPT 29 AT 8:30/7:30C Looks pretty interesting. The previews reminds me of King of the Hill. --- ## [Anyone planning to see Nick Cage's THE WICKRER MAN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-planning-to-see-nick-cages-the-wickrer-man/370516)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-planning-to-see-nick-cages-the-wickrer-man/370516 "2019-10-01T17:50:49Z")
Well, it gets released this weekend. I dread it but curiosity is getting the best of me. I hope it’s at least better than THE OMEN remake (it can’t be worse!). Some good news- Robin Hardy is supposed to start filming ea… --- ## [The Mummy (1959)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mummy-1959/841017)
**Author:** [@cjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjackson)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mummy-1959/841017 "2019-10-01T15:03:22Z")
Have any of you seen this one from Hammer? It’s by far my favorite of the mummy in bandages movies. Christopher Lee manages to say much without having any dialogue while as the mummy. I wish there more films like this on… --- ## [Asian art: original or print and how to tell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-art-original-or-print-and-how-to-tell/382408)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-art-original-or-print-and-how-to-tell/382408 "2019-10-01T13:02:28Z")
I have quite a few Asian art works that I found in years of browsing antique shops. They appear to me to be original – the quality of the frame and matting, texture, and, in one case, a label on the back naming the arti… --- ## [Robert Hunter dead at 78 (Grateful Dead)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-hunter-dead-at-78-grateful-dead/840763)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-hunter-dead-at-78-grateful-dead/840763 "2019-10-01T12:16:33Z")
Link Robert’s lyrics have meant a lot to millions of people. They’ve meant a lot to me. RIP, Robert. --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Reading Thread - Sept. 2019 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-sept-2019-edition/839558)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-reading-thread-sept-2019-edition/839558 "2019-10-01T04:11:49Z")
Last month’s thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=879768 Thus the ninth month begins, and I hope you’re enjoying your latest book(s)! I’m about halfway through an audiobook of Robert A. Heinlei… --- ## [Asian Takeout Mustard: what is in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-takeout-mustard-what-is-in/840026)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asian-takeout-mustard-what-is-in/840026 "2019-10-01T01:21:39Z")
It’s packed in nearly every Chinese takeout I order. Chopsticks, sweet n sour, soy sauce and fortune cookies, ok. What is the Asian dish mustard really shines in? --- ## [New Creepshow TV show on shudder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-creepshow-tv-show-on-shudder/840953)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-creepshow-tv-show-on-shudder/840953 "2019-09-30T23:43:29Z")
Just saw the first episode. The first one wasn’t very good, but the second one was one of the better short horror stories I’ve seen in a while. Also what all references to the creepshow movies did people see? I saw at l… --- ## [Drinking laws in England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-laws-in-england/840661)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-laws-in-england/840661 "2019-09-30T22:58:58Z")
I’m currently enjoying the British show Inbetweeners. In it, the teenagers seem to engage in quite a bit of sanctioned drinking, including at school events where they could each have 2 beers. What are the laws for youn… --- ## [What are the funniest stand up comedy shows on Netflix (USA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-funniest-stand-up-comedy-shows-on-netflix-usa/840696)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-funniest-stand-up-comedy-shows-on-netflix-usa/840696 "2019-09-30T22:11:45Z")
I’m obviously going to start with George Carlin since Netflix has a large selection of his shows, although I’m burned out on Baseball vs Football. What else would you recommend? It can be classic or some modern comedian… --- ## [U2 New Year's Day. Why always the short version?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u2-new-years-day-why-always-the-short-version/841013)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u2-new-years-day-why-always-the-short-version/841013 "2019-09-30T20:30:46Z")
The album version of the U2 song New Year’s Day is different than the video and every live performance. Usually, in the days of top 40 radio, the album version was usually longer. It was considered the “real” version of … --- ## [Early media sympathetic to Native Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-media-sympathetic-to-native-americans/840884)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-media-sympathetic-to-native-americans/840884 "2019-09-30T20:13:54Z")
How early were movies/TV/Radio programs that showed sympathetic views of NAs–as being screwed over by settlers with legitimate complaints against them–and not just as 1-dimensional enemy mooks to be resisted and shot? I … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=476) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=478)